Thursday
29 October 2026
7 updates for SSC, banking, railway and Andaman exams, each checked against an official source or two news reports.
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- Topics
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- Exam facts
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- Quiz questions
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7 key points reported between 27 and 29 October 2026. Each is checked against at least two news outlets or an official source that reported the same names, figures and dates.
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- 1Economy and BusinessDearness Allowance63 per cent
- 2Economy and BusinessJio Platforms listingRs 1,358
- 3International AffairsIsrael election90 per cent
- 4Science and TechnologyNVS-03 launchISRO plans to launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite on a GSLV Mk II…
- 5Science and TechnologyESTIC 2026The Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC-2026)…
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Dearness Allowance
On 28 October the Union Cabinet raised DA and DR by 3 per cent to 63 per cent from 1 July 2026, at Rs 10,016.10 crore a year.
DA goes to serving employees; DR goes to pensioners.
Source: PIB, Indian Pay Calculator
Container manufacturing
The Cabinet approved a Rs 10,000 crore Container Manufacturing Promotion Scheme on 28 October, expected to create about 3,000 direct and over 50,000 indirect jobs.
Source: Newsgate, Pulse of Noida
Jio Platforms listing
Jio Platforms listed at Rs 1,358 on BSE and NSE on 28 October, 21.36 per cent above its Rs 1,119 issue price.
Source: The Tribune, Business Standard
NVS-03 launch
ISRO plans to launch the NVS-03 navigation satellite on a GSLV Mk II from Sriharikota on 30 October to help restore India’s NavIC system.
NavIC is India’s own regional satellite navigation system.
ESTIC 2026
The Emerging Science, Technology and Innovation Conclave (ESTIC-2026) runs from 27 to 29 October at Bharat Mandapam, New Delhi, with three Nobel laureates among speakers.
The government cites a Rs 1 lakh crore RDI Fund for research and innovation.
Source: PIB
BRICS Parliamentary Forum
India hosted the 12th BRICS Parliamentary Forum in New Delhi on 26 and 27 October, and a joint declaration was issued by the presiding officers.
Source: PIB
Israel election
With about 90 per cent of votes counted after Israel’s 27 October election, Netanyahu’s bloc has 53 seats and the opposition 48; 61 are needed.
Israel’s Knesset has 120 seats.
Source: Jerusalem Post, Times of Israel